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Growthpoint Healthcare Property Holdings expands Busamed Gateway Private Hospital

Catchwords Growthpoint Healthcare Property Holdings expands Busamed Gateway Private Hospital

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LeadUP Podcast launches Season 6 with business growth insights from UP alumnus Christopher Williams

University of Pretoria LeadUP Podcast launches Season 6 with business growth insights from UP alumnus Christopher Williams

5 Jun 2026

How a Covid lockdown phone call sparked a local biotech triumph

Cape Chamber How a Covid lockdown phone call sparked a local biotech triumph

4 Jun 2026

South African Men’s Health 101: Know your health numbers

Medshield South African Men’s Health 101: Know your health numbers

4 Jun 2026

Africa’s ‘quiet innovation’ and passion for quality offer lessons to the world, panel hears

COHSASA Africa’s ‘quiet innovation’ and passion for quality offer lessons to the world, panel hears

29 May 2026

Cansa marks Cancer Survivors Month by focusing on life beyond treatment

CANSA Cansa marks Cancer Survivors Month by focusing on life beyond treatment

28 May 2026

Icon Conference 2026 to spotlight innovation and the future of cancer care

Icon Oncology Icon Conference 2026 to spotlight innovation and the future of cancer care

28 May 2026

The pharmacy surprise: Why you’re paying extra for prescriptions, and how to avoid it

Medshield The pharmacy surprise: Why you’re paying extra for prescriptions, and how to avoid it

28 May 2026

Caring for your skin in winter: Health conditions and what you need to know

Medshield Caring for your skin in winter: Health conditions and what you need to know

27 May 2026

South African healthcare startup secures R15m to expand access to affordable dental care

Edge Growth South African healthcare startup secures R15m to expand access to affordable dental care

22 May 2026

Global health progress at risk without stronger systems, warns WHO

COHSASA Global health progress at risk without stronger systems, warns WHO

14 May 2026

Medshield activates wellness at the Suncoast East Coast Radio Big Walk 2026

Medshield Medshield activates wellness at the Suncoast East Coast Radio Big Walk 2026

12 May 2026

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Growthpoint Healthcare and Busamed upgrade KwaZulu-Natal Hospital infrastructure

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The hidden cost of stress: What jaw tension is costing your workforce

Liezel Olivier 10 Jun 2026

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5 things SA's supplement industry must fix before making another capsule

Dr Juanri Jonck 10 Jun 2026

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Court dismisses appeal against matric results publication ruling: What this means for health research

Donrich Thaldar 8 Jun 2026

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Is SA workplace culture making you ill? Survey finds it’s not to be sneezed at

8 Jun 2026

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NHI Act: Pending legal challenges that could alter SA's healthcare system

Neil Kirby and Helen Michael 8 Jun 2026

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South Africa moves to eliminate HIV threat with Lenacapavir rollout

5 Jun 2026

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The doctors who trained AI are now losing patients to it

Harshit Jain 4 Jun 2026

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Alma PrimeX’s non-surgical body contouring has arrived in Cape Town

3 Jun 2026

From hosting the world's first human heart transplant to launching Africa's first public-sector robotic surgery programme, the Groote Schuur Hospital (GSH) in Cape Town is a testament to South Africa's pioneering medical advancements. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

#SAPHEX2026: Insights into South Africa’s evolving healthcare landscape

Christopher Perumal 3 Jun 2026

A health worker is dressed up in personal protective equipment (PPE) at the Evangelical Medical Centre as agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus strain, in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Image credit: Reuters/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere

CEPI's $60m speeds up race to develop Ebola Bundibugyo vaccine

Jennifer Rigby, Mariam Sunny and Julie Steenhuysen 2 Jun 2026

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Liberty’s 2025 claims hit R12.63bn — but young adult deaths surge 15%

1 Jun 2026

PayJustNow partners with Medicross offering BNPL options

PayJustNow partners with Medicross offering BNPL options

1 Jun 2026

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HIV in South Africa: why rolling out a groundbreaking new shot will miss a critical group of men

Paul Bowen and Rajen Govender 1 Jun 2026

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A health worker is dressed up in personal protective equipment (PPE) at the Evangelical Medical Centre as agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus strain, in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Image credit: Reuters/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere

CEPI's $60m speeds up race to develop Ebola Bundibugyo vaccine

Jennifer Rigby, Mariam Sunny and Julie Steenhuysen 2 Jun 2026

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Congo’s Ebola outbreak spirals faster than global response

Jennifer Rigby, Aaron Ross, Olivia Le Poidevin, Clement Bonnerot and Silvia Aloisi 29 May 2026

WHO workers mobilised 4.7 tonnes of essential medical supplies and emergency kits to support the affected regions in response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo from the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi, Kenya. Image credit: World Health Organisation/Handout via Reuters

Gates Foundation commits $15m to Ebola response as WHO suspects 900 cases

25 May 2026

Seynabou Diop works at a station in a laboratory where the hantavirus genome was sequenced from the April 2026 outbreak, at Institut Pasteur in Dakar, Senegal. Image credit: Reuters/Ricci Shryock

Hantavirus in Africa: why climate change, rats and weak surveillance are worrying scientists

Wolfgang Preiser, Carla Mavian, Cheryl Baxter, Richard Lessells and Tulio de Oliveira 22 May 2026

Congo’s Ebola outbreak spirals faster than global response

Jennifer Rigby, Aaron Ross, Olivia Le Poidevin, Clement Bonnerot and Silvia Aloisi 29 May 2026

Spar's new radio campaign wants to end period poverty by 2030

28 May 2026

ConCourt axes 'certificate of need' scheme from NHA

Mtho Maphumulo 27 May 2026

Separating fact from fiction in 2026’s most viral skincare trends

Dr Judey Pretorius 27 May 2026

SAHPRA clamps down on unregistered weight-loss drugs

26 May 2026

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